Senior Learning Disability Nurse

NHS; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Learning Disability Nurse to join our Mental Health Care team at HMP Wakefield, a category A Prison with 700 patients located in West Yorkshire.

Hours

The site currently offers a 24-hour service and shift patterns:

Monday to Friday - 8am-4pm. Will need to be flexible and work on weekends if needed.

Salary

This position is full time, you'll receive an annual salary up to £47,466 per annum FTE - depending on experience.

How will we support you?

Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course.

Competency framework.

Regional and national career development opportunities.

Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs.

Support from the wider team.

Candidates are required to have a legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Learning Disability Nurse, your responsibilities will vary. You will:

• Have responsibility for a caseload and be accountable for all aspects of delivering a nursing service for adults with learning disabilities/ challenging behaviour, within the criminal justice setting.
• Be working with adults whose behaviours have resulted in their offending and coming into contact with the criminal justice system.
• Work with the multi-disciplinary team to undertake person-centred specialist behavioural assessments, planning and co-ordination of positive non-aversive behavioural approaches to service users.

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

About us

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We’re the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Group's purpose is to unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• We treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated.
• We act with integrity.
• We embrace diversity.
• We strive to do things better together.

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Qualifications & Experience required

• Registered Nurse Learning Disabilities / NMC.
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development.
• Substantial experience working with adults with learning disabilities with a range of clinical presentations.
• Evidence of working in Learning Disability health within a community or inpatient setting.
• Evidence of use of a range of standardized and non-standardized behavioural assessment tools supporting clinical reasoning.

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you’re looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Practice Plus Group

Address:

5 Love Ln

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF2 9AG

Employer's website: Practice Plus Group Careers